Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-19

If they keep considerable stock and
cultivate but few acres the land is
we'll MANFRED, If they keep but
small number of animals, are at little
pains to save their droppings, and have
II large amount of land under cultiva.
ton, each acre receives but a small
quantity of stable manure. In some
cases the amount applied is so small
that it can scarcely be noticed after it
is spread over the surface of the ground.
In the attempt to enrich all the land
that is to be plowed no portion of it re-
ceives enough manure to make any
marked increase in the yield of the
crop planted. The garden spot, and
the fields that are to be devoted to the
production of corn, potatoes and small
grains are all visited by the dung-cart,
md all receive some of its contents,
but none of them are fortified to an
extent that will insure very large crops
Any amount of manure, however small,
is, OF course, of advantage TO land. II
restores some of the elements of fertili-
ty that were removed by growing the
last crop. 1t prevents it from becom-
ing less productive year by year, as is
likely to be the case when no manure
is applied. If the amount of manure
that is applied to piece of land one
season is only equal in value to the
amount of fertilizing material that was
consumed in producing the last crop,
the soil receives no permanent benefit.
Neither will the quantity nor quality of
the crop be improved. Only by high
manuring can the soil be improved for
series of years and made to produce
crops that are both large and of excel
lent quality.
1t Is folly to expect to raise certain
crops unless the soil where they are
planted are very rich. Western farmers
generally fail to make their gardens
profitable or to raise superior vege-
tables in them for the reason that they
do not apply a sufficient amount o;
suitable manure to them. They pul
no more manure on an acre of land
that is intended to produce roots,
tomatoes, squashes, cucumber, onions,
cabbage and caulitlower than they do
on the same amount Of land that is in
tended to produce corn. They seem to
forget, or not to be aware. of the fact
that nearly all garden products are
very gross feeders. They also appear
to he ignorant of the fact that veg
etables in order to be of superior quail
ity must be quickly grown, and that
",pid growth is chiefly produced by Il
rye amount of fertilizing material in
81 soil. Gardeners, who make bus
ness of raising vegetables for the city
market, appreciate the value of ma
lure. The land they till resembles a
lung heap or the barn-yard Of lazy
farmer who has made himself thinA
that it does not pay to haul manur,
into the fields. They aim to bring i
load of manure to their gardens every
time they take load of vegetables t,
market. They never seem to think
that their land is quite rich enough.
| Farmers who raise sweet corn and to-
matoes for canning establishments and
cucumbers and caulifowers for pickle
factories appreciate the value of higl
manuring. They have learned from
experience or from their neighbors wh
have been long in the business. The,
understand that they can double the
product of their land by the jpdiciou,
application of fertilizers, and that ther,
is great saving of labor in having but
few acres under cultivation. They
have also learned that crops on highly
MANFRED land mature early, are of sup
erior quality and bring better price
than those raised on poor soil.
All land intended to produce crops
that require much cultivation shoult
be very highly MANFRED. Especially
is this the case with those that must b,
thinned out by hand, uansplanted OF
worked with hand hoe. Among thes,
plants are onions, beets, carrots,
tomatoes, cabbage and caulihower.
large amount of hand work is required
to raise any of these vegetables, and
on that account the soil should he made
to produce as much as possible. The
requirements of the garden in the mat
ter of fertilizers should be first attended
to, and then those of the land that is tc
be devoted to the production of carrots
beets, cabbage and pumpkins for feed
ing to stock. Most of the manur,
remaining should then be applied L
fields in which cultivated crops, like
corn and potatoes, are to be raised. A
eld which by the application of a sui
ticient amount of manure will produce
eighty bushels of corn per acre, viii
require no more labor in cultivation
than one that will produce only thirty
bushels. The work of blowing, har
rowing and planting will be the same
II is easier to husk large ears Of corr
titan small ones, while the quality o.
, grain ON the former will be superior
There is economy in manuring lane
very highly that is to be planted t.
corn. Land devoted to potstoe.
should be rich, as this crop calls for ,
isrge amount of hard work. Especial,
, * high msnuring desirable in parts o
the country where potatoes are no